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NOTE 3- Retirement and Other Benefit Plans:

Adoption of SFAS No. 158

     Effective November 2, 2007, the Company adopted SFAS 158, which requires the recognition in pension obligations and accumulated other comprehensive income of actuarial gains or losses, prior service costs or credits and transition assets or obligations previously deferred under the reporting requirements of SFAS 87, SFAS 106 and SFAS 132(R). The following table reflects the effects of initial adoption of SFAS 158 on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 2, 2007.

Noncontributory-Trusteed Defined Benefit Retirement Plans for Sales, Administrative, Supervisory and Certain Other Employees

     The Company has noncontributory-trusteed defined benefit retirement plans for sales, administrative, supervisory and certain other employees. In the third quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company froze future benefit accruals under this plan for employees classified within the administrative, sales or supervisory job classifications or within any non-bargaining class. The benefits under these plans are primarily based on years of service and compensation levels. The Company’s funding policy is to contribute annually the maximum amount deductible for federal income tax purposes, without regard to the plans’ unfunded current liability. The measurement date for the plan is the Company’s fiscal year end.

     Net pension cost consisted of the following:

     Net pension cost is determined using assumptions as of the beginning of each fiscal year. Weighted average assumptions for the fiscal years are as follows: